Time in Europe between ancient Rome and the Renaissance
“Fragmentation”- what was united was now shattered and isolated
Invasion of Germanic tribes
Disrupted trade
Collapsed cities
Moved people to the country side
Feudalism
Social and Political system
develops in violent and economically dry times
Based on contracts
-loyalty is given in exchange for land
Peasants and slaves become “serfs”
- people who are “tied to the land”
Feudal Pyramid
Medieval Church and Monastic Life
Church was a unifying force during the medieval age
Parish priests -educated people about Christianity -assisted the sick and those in need -often the only contact people had with the church or with the world beyond the manor
Monastic Life
Monks and Nuns devote entire life to worship -at first solitary -later gathered together in monasteries -first monasteries in Egypt later in Northern Europe and Ireland
Time in Europe between ancient Rome and the Renaissance
“Fragmentation”- what was united was now shattered and isolated
Invasion of Germanic tribes
Disrupted trade
Collapsed cities
Moved people to the country side
Feudalism
Social and Political system
develops in violent and economically dry times
Based on contracts
-loyalty is given in exchange for land
Peasants and slaves become “serfs”
- people who are “tied to the land”
Feudal Pyramid
Medieval Church and Monastic Life
Church was a unifying force during the medieval age
Parish priests -educated people about Christianity -assisted the sick and those in need -often the only contact people had with the church or with the world beyond the manor
Monastic Life
Monks and Nuns devote entire life to worship -at first solitary -later gathered together in monasteries -first monasteries in Egypt later in Northern Europe and Ireland